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Rep. Adam B. Schiff

D-Calif., 28th District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook

0.8%

votes missed

53 out of 6,906

47.2%

misses explained

25 out of 53

mistakes

Adam B. Schiff ranks 384th in votes missed of the 434 voting lawmakers in the current Congress, which began this year.

Most Common Explanation Types

ProPublica categorized the many reasons members gave for missing votes. Of these explanations —which are not mandatory— half of all explanations are unclear, simply restating the absence. Also commonly cited are personal and family obligations, and ill health.

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

Personal or family matter

Types of Votes Explained

We classified votes into three categories: On amendments to bills, which are numerous and can be voted on very quickly; on bills considered “under suspension of the rules,” which are usually uncontroversial and require two-thirds support for passage, and on “floor votes,” which include votes “on passage” and require a simple majority for approval.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Sept. 16, 2014	Aye	House vote 497	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5108	Ambiguous or no reason
July 14, 2014	No	House vote 404	On Passage, H R 4718	Ambiguous or no reason
July 14, 2014	Aye	House vote 403	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4718	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 26, 2013	Yes	House vote 485	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 354	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 26, 2013	Nay	House vote 484	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1961	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2013	Aye	House vote 163	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2013	Aye	House vote 162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1073	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2013	Aye	House vote 161	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 258	Ambiguous or no reason
April 25, 2012	Yea	House vote 178	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2157	Official business
April 17, 2012	Yea	House vote 153	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4040	Official business

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%